Documentation from the phragmites harvest at Thickson’s Woods Land Trust, 2019. Photo: Jamie McMillan.
143 Simpson Avenue
Bowmanville, Ontario
Sandy Saad
The Hissing Folly considers phragmites as a historically valuable construction material with creative potential compared to its adverse effects, looking at Durham Region’s ecological landscape and to pose critical questions around human relationships with invasive species. The resulting construct is a folly; designed primarily for decoration, while suggesting a greater purpose through its appearance.
A FREE bus will bring visitors from Toronto to the opening on Jan. 19. Pick-up: front of OCADU at 1 PM, RSVP to program-intern@vac.ca.
